Episode 173 - Towelite Returns

Casey and follower of the show, Paul, jumped on this episode to talk about all the geeky whatnots happening in the galaxy this week. From Batman, to Cyberpunk, to more Hollowed comics than you can shake a beard at. Get ready for a brand new episode!

Intro

Guest intro

Big Announcements

• Joel Schumacher passes away
• SDCC at home for free, late July 
• ECCC cxl 
• PAX going online this year

Marvel TV & Movies

• MODOK and Hit Monkey animated shows still on slate

DC TV & Movies

• Michael Keaton to return as Batman in Flashpoint and multiple films?
• WW84 to 10/2
• First look at Snyder cut 
• DC Fandome
  •  8/22
  •  SS and Gotham Knights games rumored to be announced
• Deathstroke: Knights and Dragons being released as movie this summer 
• Team up with Spotify for scripted, narrative Podcasts  

SW

• Celebration cancelled. No word of online event, will return to the Anaheim Convention Center on August 18-21, 2022.
• Squadrons trailer/gameplay
• Star Wars: Dark Legends, a follow-up to the acclaimed Star Wars: Myths & Fables, reunites the creative team of writer George Mann and artist Grant Griffin for seven new fables.
• Animated Bad Batch series rumored

Comics

• Free comic book day July-September

COMMERCIAL

Crowd$ourcery

• Like father, like daughter KS
• Curse of the Sea Rats KS 
• The Last Faith KS successful 

TV

• Cobra Kai headed to Netflix 
• Shudder developing Creepshow S3
• Skullkickers getting its own animated adventure 
• Dan Aykroyd to Narrate New Series 'Hotel Paranormal' -  7/11 Travel Channel 

Movies

• Scoob coming to HBO Max 6/26
• WB 
  • removes The Witches from sched 
  • Godzilla vs Kong 5/21/21 and Matrix 4 4/1/22
• Bond moved to 11/20
• Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio casts Ewan McGregor as Jiminy Cricket
• Animorphs being adapted to film/graphic novel
• WETA launches animation division  

Gaming

• PS5 showcase
• Cyberpunk delayed to November
  • Patch will allow for free next gen upgrade
• BTTF Funko Board Game

POP

• New SW LEGOS
• Hasbro talking Deadpool head
• GIJoe Classified Cobra Commander released first on NTWRK and then general release in Sept
  • Retro 3.75 line coming soon? 2016
• NECA Jaws tease 

What we geeking out on?

Closing

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